Old-time radio actor · 1900–1993

Fritz Feld

Guest player on Escape, Suspense and Fibber McGee and Molly.

We have him in 21 episodes of 14 series, 1940 to 1957, and 13 of our live channels play them around the clock, free.

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21episodes
14series
13live channels
1940–1957years on our shelves

About Fritz Feld

Fritz Feld, from Standard Casting Directory, Feature Men section, June 1927, page 39 — Fritz Feld in Standard Casting Directory, Feature Men section, June 1927, page 39.Public domain in the United States: Published in the United States in June 1927, before 1928. Standard Casting Directory, Feature Men section

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He was born Fritz Feilchenfeld in Berlin on October 15, 1900, and began acting in Germany in 1917. Source: Wikipedia

RadioGOLDINdex's earliest radio log of him is The Jell-O Program Starring Jack Benny on April 14, 1940. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

His radio comedy work included a French clerk on Amos 'n' Andy ('Andy Gets a Telegram', December 27, 1951) and the dog Tarzan on Fibber McGee and Molly in 1954 and 1955. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

In the early 1950s he guested on adventure and mystery series including Escape ('Pass to Berlin', 1950; 'Train From Olbisfelde', 1953), Dangerous Assignment (April 21, 1951), Rocky Jordan and The Whistler. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

Suspense used him in 'Premonition' (December 23, 1954), 'Freedom This Way' (January 27, 1957) and 'Escape to Death' (April 28, 1957). Source: RadioGOLDINdex

He also appeared on Lux Radio Theatre's 'The Third Man' (April 9, 1951), Screen Directors Playhouse, The Railroad Hour and Family Theatre ('The Door', March 3, 1954). Source: RadioGOLDINdex

In more than 140 films over 72 years he often played a maître d'hôtel, and his trademark was slapping his mouth with his palm to make a 'pop!' sound, first used in If You Knew Susie (1948). Source: Wikipedia

He was married to actress Virginia Christine from 1940 until his death in a convalescent home in Los Angeles on November 18, 1993, aged 93. Source: Wikipedia

5 of his episodes: Suspense (2), The Whistler (2), Escape (1)

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3 of his episodes: Fibber McGee and Molly (2), The Jack Benny Program (1)

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Fritz Feld’s shows on Stupid Potato

Series	Years	Episodes
Family Theater	1954 to 1956	3
Dangerous Assignment	1951 to 1952	2
Fibber McGee and Molly	1954 to 1956	2
Lux Radio Theatre	1951 to 1952	2
Suspense	1954 to 1957	2
The Whistler	1951	2
Dangerous Assignment	1951	1
Escape	1953	1
Let George Do It	1952	1
Screen Directors Playhouse	1951	1
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe	1950	1
The Adventures of Sam Spade	1951	1
The Jack Benny Program	1940	1
The Man Called X	1951	1

Fritz Feld episodes: 5 free to hear

Each one names Fritz Feld on the air, in its cast list or in the show itself. Each title opens the episode’s page: what happens, the transcript from the moment he is named, and listens from any line.

The DoorFamily Theater · March 3, 1954 · 60-second listens from any line
CounterplotFamily Theater · June 8, 1955 · 60-second listens from any line
ReprisalFamily Theater · October 17, 1956 · 60-second listens from any line
Pen Mightier Than The SwordDangerous Assignment · April 21, 1951 · 60-second listens from any line
A Nursery RhymeDangerous Assignment · November 26, 1952 · 60-second listens from any line

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All 21 Fritz Feld episodes, by show

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Family Theater 3 episodes, 1954 to 1956

The DoorMarch 3, 1954 · Free
CounterplotJune 8, 1955 · Free
ReprisalOctober 17, 1956 · Free

Dangerous Assignment 2 episodes, 1951 to 1952

Pen Mightier Than The SwordApril 21, 1951 · Free
A Nursery RhymeNovember 26, 1952 · Free

Fibber McGee and Molly 2 episodes, 1954 to 1956

Fibber's Frog Hunting BusinessSeptember 20, 1954 · Potato Plus
Dinner At Pierre'sJanuary 5, 1956 · Potato Plus

Lux Radio Theatre 2 episodes, 1951 to 1952

The Third ManApril 9, 1951 · Potato Plus
Captain Horatio HornblowerJanuary 21, 1952 · Potato Plus

Suspense 2 episodes, 1954 to 1957

PremonitionDecember 23, 1954 · Potato Plus
Escape to DeathApril 28, 1957 · Potato Plus

The Whistler 2 episodes, 1951

Custom-Made MurderMay 20, 1951 · Potato Plus
Alias Mister AldenOctober 21, 1951 · Potato Plus

Dangerous Assignment 1 episode, 1951

Retrieve Gouczek (French Riviera)April 21, 1951 · Potato Plus

Escape 1 episode, 1953

199- Train from Oebisfelde -2September 6, 1953 · Potato Plus

Let George Do It 1 episode, 1952

SabotageAugust 25, 1952 · Potato Plus

Screen Directors Playhouse 1 episode, 1951

The Great LoverMarch 22, 1951 · Potato Plus

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe 1 episode, 1950

The White CarnationSeptember 22, 1950 · Potato Plus

The Adventures of Sam Spade 1 episode, 1951

Kimberly Cross CaperMarch 23, 1951 · Potato Plus

The Jack Benny Program 1 episode, 1940

Preparing For New York By TrainApril 14, 1940 · Potato Plus

The Man Called X 1 episode, 1951

Invitation to a MurderOctober 1, 1951 · Potato Plus

Who Fritz Feld worked with most

Named in the same cast lists, counted across the episodes above.

Betty Lou Gerson5 episodes together
Ben Wright4 episodes together
Hal Gerard3 episodes together
Edgar Barrier3 episodes together
Jack Kruschen3 episodes together

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